Bikes Videos - The Documentary Network Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:53:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 https://documentary.net/wp-content/themes/documentary/img/documentary-logo.png Documentary Network - Watch free documentaries and films 337 17 Explore the world beyond headlines with amazing videos. How did the Dutch get their cycling infrastructure? https://documentary.net/video/dutch-get-cycling-infrastructure/ https://documentary.net/video/dutch-get-cycling-infrastructure/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:15:59 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=10714

The Netherlands is well known for its excellent cycling infrastructure. But what is the story behind it? Road building traditions go back a long way and they are influenced by many factors. But the way Dutch streets and roads are built today is largely the result of deliberate political decisions in the 1970s to turn away from the car centric policies of the prosperous post war era. Changed ideas about mobility, safer and more livable cities and about the environment led to a new type of streets in the Netherlands. The recent video to introduce the Dutch Cycling Embassy explains this very briefly, but there is a lot more that can be said about it. That is why the filmmakers made a longer video for a more in depth look into the history of cycling infrastructure in the Netherlands. More here: Bicycle Dutch]]>

The Netherlands is well known for its excellent cycling infrastructure. But what is the story behind it? Road building traditions go back a long way and they are influenced by many factors. But the way Dutch streets and roads are built today is largely the result of deliberate political decisions in the 1970s to turn away from the car centric policies of the prosperous post war era. Changed ideas about mobility, safer and more livable cities and about the environment led to a new type of streets in the Netherlands. The recent video to introduce the Dutch Cycling Embassy explains this very briefly, but there is a lot more that can be said about it. That is why the filmmakers made a longer video for a more in depth look into the history of cycling infrastructure in the Netherlands. More here: Bicycle Dutch]]> https://documentary.net/video/dutch-get-cycling-infrastructure/feed/ 2 The Spokesman – Collecting Bikes From Each Developmental Epoch https://documentary.net/video/the-spokesman-collecting-bikes-from-each-developmental-epoch/ https://documentary.net/video/the-spokesman-collecting-bikes-from-each-developmental-epoch/#respond Sat, 25 May 2013 17:44:45 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=9874

A short film-portrait of James Macdonald, a very enigmatic man who has taken it upon himself to collect one bicycle from each developmental epoch for future generations to enjoy, a kind of time capsule if you will.
The importance of collecting bikes and ending up at the collection I got is, they can be preserved for future generations to appreciate. These bikes are remodel now, you know we are all going to die, but they go into a museum or to another person's collection.
James Macdonald By Dean Saffron ]]>

A short film-portrait of James Macdonald, a very enigmatic man who has taken it upon himself to collect one bicycle from each developmental epoch for future generations to enjoy, a kind of time capsule if you will.
The importance of collecting bikes and ending up at the collection I got is, they can be preserved for future generations to appreciate. These bikes are remodel now, you know we are all going to die, but they go into a museum or to another person's collection.
James Macdonald By Dean Saffron ]]> https://documentary.net/video/the-spokesman-collecting-bikes-from-each-developmental-epoch/feed/ 0 Cafe Cowboy – British Style Cafe Racers https://documentary.net/video/cafe-cowboy-british-style-cafe-racers/ https://documentary.net/video/cafe-cowboy-british-style-cafe-racers/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:19:37 +0000 http://documentary.net/?p=4660

A Film about Dustin Kott, the Californian bike builder who makes custom British style Cafe racers out of old japanese bikes. Filmmaker Benedict Campbell met Dustin in LA on a Harley-Davidson shoot, and was intrigued how a classic American who looks like he should be building Choppers, was passionate about little old Brit bikes, and was using cheap 70s Japanese bikes to make lovely custom Cafes. ]]>

A Film about Dustin Kott, the Californian bike builder who makes custom British style Cafe racers out of old japanese bikes. Filmmaker Benedict Campbell met Dustin in LA on a Harley-Davidson shoot, and was intrigued how a classic American who looks like he should be building Choppers, was passionate about little old Brit bikes, and was using cheap 70s Japanese bikes to make lovely custom Cafes. ]]> https://documentary.net/video/cafe-cowboy-british-style-cafe-racers/feed/ 2